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7 Great Masonry Tools for Your Next DIY Project

2018-08-23
this here the bricky main template key features for stainless steel spring clogs porpoise beam when you lay it on the course they keep the tool simpler than players we learned the closed end up here at the end of a wall to begin getting water into the cutaway section press a tome into a scrape it across just like so no gluten here comes the perfect square pair to begin who will know swing the tool around and as you see the backhand hero to open its bridge so as we reposition it on the wall slide the tool along as we go pressing our mortar dome into the cutaway section and scraping it across we come to the corner now look at this then log underneath hits a corner break we finish perfect we come round again to look at the back here ensures we join on to perfection and away we go again all design for speed and ease so when we come to putting on a brick we just gently press the dome into that with the perfect template now again to settle at the end of a brick pointed in remove the excess remove the guide the perfect vertical joint knows well to put on our next brick again just gently pressing that home to give you that tight secure 10 millimeter joint note all around your brick no we need to come to the far end of our wall set off the end as well to pull our string Line so we get perfect straight lines I bring you the message me it's my second invention again pure simplicity here a set of metric brackets the keeping the lip here on the top which ensures when you settle at the corner of your brick your loyal cannot slip we can no place on the bricks within the course we just bring the top edge of a brick no to meet our spring line there you have it we've uniform clean joints with perfect squared lines we just need to point over joints so my final invention the pro pointer what's unique about this it's multi-dimensional you were 12 in each and six millimeter pointing surface one of them will always get in and strike up your joint and give you that perfectly pointed finish just get out there and fill something beautiful because remember you can build introducing the ox mix mate mixing paddled a revolution in mixing at the moment I'm working on-site as well as be working for world skills as the skills competition money to worldwide here we are setting up the race using one whole bag of multi finished plaster with eleven and a half liters of water let the plaster settle into the water and then start by mixing from the bottom of the bucket mixing took only 45 seconds whereas the standard mixer took two minutes this shows just how much time you can save using the mixed motive and time is money mix made from ox tools unleash the power you my name's John hassle time manager Ali fix we're going to be demonstrating the cracks ditching kit the cracks ditching kit is used for repairing cracks in any type of masonry could be stone brickwork or block work the kit contains 10 stainless steel heli bars and a tub of hell upon thixotropic grout for installing the bars a pointing gun for injecting the grout a steel mortar nozzle for reaching into the joint a mortar rate for cutting the joint out a heli bar insertion tool and a mixing paddle all that's required in addition to the kit is the tools that a builder would carry in this van such as a power drill step 1 rake out or cut slots into the horizontal mortar beds extending 500 millimetres either side of the crack to the specified depth step to clean out the slot and then flush thoroughly with water step 3 using the provided mixing paddle and a power drill thoroughly mix the Heligan grout step 4 using the crack stick pointing gun inject a bead of heli bomb to the back of the slot step 5 using the heli bar insertion tool push the heli bars to the back of the slot ensuring good coverage step 6 inject a second bead of hellevang grout and then use the heli bar insertion tool to ensure complete coverage of the heli bars step 7 repoint the mortar bed and make good the heli fix cracks ditching kit is easy to use it comes with full instructions there's no need for any specific training it can be used on all types of masonry and may take away the need for rebuilding also the system reduces further cracking the pre-measure components takes away the need for adding water on site the high surface area of the bar and contact with the grout reduces the potential for operative error and the bars can be bent around corners to accommodate cracks which are positioned adjacent to the corner I received a question from Mike regarding the mtech brick jointer G 1700 which is the item here and it comes with four different diameter attachments and you select the one that is correct for the type of profile on the joint you want and it's for are putting concave weather joints in the mortar in your brickwork to stop water getting in so as with all pointing you do your perpendiculars first which is like this and then you come along hold uncle and you push the mortar in to give the weather struck weatherproof joint in your masonry so hope that helps any other questions please go to and take diy.com and look forward to answering this is the for jet wall blaster by tool Crete made in the USA this is a pneumatic hand tool which connects to an air compressor and can be used to spray high viscosity semmen Tisha's mixes including stucco plaster concrete and even fibered and aggregate filled mixes like GF RC or mixes with small pebbles colored glass and more simply connect the air valve to the optional green air tube and then to the hopper use an appropriate fitting to connect the 3/8 inch or half inch inside diameter air hose to the cp5 automotive fitting on the sprayers air valve to begin spraying we recommend a compressor that is either gas or 220 volt electric with a minimum specification of 5 horsepower 7 CFM at 90 psi this will give strong continuous air flow for greatest sprain power the 4 jet wall blaster is a favorite among contractors Ford speed and wide spray pattern using a mortar sprayer overhand trolley can reduce application time by more than half and cut labour needs by even more simply spray the material onto your substrate and follow up by traveling it smooth and even the tool creep motor sprayers are easy to use easy to clean and when treated and maintained properly will last for many many years a crew of three is ideal for greatest efficiency one person to provide fresh mix another to spray and the third to follow up and trow everything smooth and even this sprayer is best for medium to large-sized wall projects for smaller projects or if you need to spray onto the ceiling take a look at our other sprayers available at mortar sprayer comm or call to discuss your project while I'm Kevin O'Brien on the inventor and the blockbuster bolster one it straight through here we've got the hundred mill traditional bolster been around for a lot of years used for cutting blocks bricks and everything else when cutting the block you can only cut part of the block and also there's a danger bit coming off a striking point and hitting your thumb or your finger what they did they tried to get over that problem bringing in the mushroom to protect your hand when cutting it but a lot of bricklayers don't like using them because when you cut the block and follow that through this bit of plastic comes down and hits you on the back of the hand the blockbuster bowel stuff we've got a 230 mil blade which is the depth of your block striking point on the top but just as important is the handle on the side so your striking point he's on the top of the bolster and your hand is over well out away we've also introduced hundred mill lines offer your bowls they're up to your mark spin the balls around cut the block eliminates the use of a tape also used on your gay balls you cut ups on your Gables your angled cuts straight through the block bus is not only good for cutting blocks with you can also cut bricks of it there you go nice straight cut the blockbuster Bowl stuff a lot quicker a lot more accurate and a lot safer
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